Texas Group Seeks $60M Cleanup Bond For Luminant Mine

By Jess Davis

Law360, Dallas (October 30, 2013, 5:23 PM ET) -- A citizens group on Monday asked the Texas Railroad Commission to require an Energy Future Holdings Corp. subsidiary to post a $60 million cash bond for the cleanup of one of its coal mines, contending the company’s expected bankruptcy makes it a financial risk.

Neighbors for Neighbors Inc., which includes Central Texas residents who live near Luminant Mining LLC’s Three Oaks Mine, wants the RRC to hold a contested case hearing akin to a mini-trial on Luminant’s application to revise its surface mining permit. NFN contends...